Author: Admin
The Indiana Pacers are set to begin the Eastern Conference Finals on Wednesday against the New York Knicks, giving them a chance to earn their first NBA Finals’ berth since 2000. While the first two games of the series will be played in New York at Madison Square Garden, for Game 3 on Sunday, May 25, the action will shift to Indianapolis and the Gainbridge Fieldhouse. On the same day, starting that afternoon, is the annual Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The “Greatest Spectacle in Racing” happening on the same day that the Pacers host an Eastern Conference Finals game…
Net migration has fallen sharply in the UK, the latest official figures show.The data, published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), estimates that net migration has halved from 860,000 in the year ending December 2023 to 431,000 in the year ending December 2024. The drop is the largest ever recorded for a 12-month period, and marks the most significant calendar-year fall in net migration since the early stages of the pandemic.Politics latest: Net migration to the UK estimated to have halvedMeanwhile, long-term immigration fell below one million for the first time in around three years. That was estimated to…
Johnson Matthey, the London-listed industrial group, will on Thursday announce the sale of a unit involved in the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) as its board fends off pressure from an American activist investor.Sky News has learnt that Johnson Matthey will announce, as part of its full-year result, that it is selling its Catalyst Technologies arm – one of four main divisions at the company. Banking sources said the deal had been agreed for a price of between £1.5bn and £2bn – which at the upper end would equate to more than 80% of the group’s entire £2.3bn market…
If you’ve picked up an AirTag, you already know how handy it is for keeping track of your stuff — but finding the best Apple AirTag accessories can make it even more useful. With the right gear, you can clip, stick or stash your AirTag just about anywhere, making it easier to keep tabs on everything from keys and wallets to purses and backpacks.An AirTag keychain holder is one of the simplest and most popular ways to keep your tracker attached to everyday essentials like your car fob, while rugged cases and mounts help expand where you can place an…
Gary Lineker has confirmed he is leaving the BBC after this season’s Match Of The Day and will no longer present its World Cup coverage.It comes after the 64-year-old “apologised unreservedly” for sharing a social media post illustrated with a rat – which has been used to represent Jewish people in antisemitic propaganda, including Nazi Germany. Read more: A history of Gary Lineker’s most controversial postsIn a statement on Monday, Lineker said: “Football has been at the heart of my life for as long as I can remember – both on the pitch and in the studio.”I care deeply about…
The offseason edition of “Hard Knocks” won’t air in 2025, but the usual training camp version, along with the in-season edition of the show, will air again this year. The Buffalo Bills will be featured in the training camp version of “Hard Knocks,” while the NFC East will be the featured division in the in-season edition of the show, the league announced Wednesday.This will mark the first time that the Bills have been featured on the long-running HBO show, which is also produced by NFL Films. It also marks the first time that a team that made the playoffs in…
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Institute of Peace retook control of its headquarters Wednesday, two days after a federal judge said the firing of its board and employees by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency was illegal.The institute’s acting president, George Moose, entered the organization’s headquarters with private security and the institute’s outside attorney for the first time since being escorted off the premises during the DOGE takeover. Moose and most of the institute’s board were fired in March, part of the mass slashing of the federal workforce spearheaded by Musk.The institute and many of its board members filed a lawsuit…
We first learned that Gemini would come to cars a week before yesterday’s I/O keynote, but to no one’s surprise, Google had some other news to share this week for its car platforms. For Android Auto users, the biggest news is related to the apps you’ll soon be able to launch when your phone is attached. There are two categories that will be welcomed with smiles. Google quietly announced this week that both video and browser apps are coming to Android Auto. They would only label them as “coming soon,” but this is essentially the first we’ve heard of this.…
CANNES, France — There’s no sufficient way of explaining what it’s like to be around Spike Lee, but his new film, “Highest 2 Lowest” comes pretty close.The main character, played by Denzel Washington, is a Knicks fan who won’t tolerate Celtics green in his house. A framed jersey of Jalen Brunson hangs in his Brooklyn apartment. There are movie references peppered throughout, of “The French Connection,” “The Defiant Ones” and “The Sweet Smell of Success.” Yankee Stadium plays a pivotal setting. In one scene, Nicholas Turturro even yells directly into the camera: “Boston sucks!”“We’re not counting on Boston for box…
Mets’ Francisco Lindor blasted solo home run that extended the lead against the Boston Red Sox.